Lantern



(No Model.)

A. W. PAULL.

LANTERN.

No. 433,364.. Patented July 29, 1890.

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ARCHIBALD W. PAULL, OF 'WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,364, dated July 29,1890.

Application filed January 22. 1890- Serial No. 337,688. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AROHIBALD W. PAULL, of Wheeling, in the county ofOhio and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Lanterns, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a frontelevation of my improved lantern. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing thelantern with the globe raised from the burner.

Like symbols of reference indicate like parts in each figure.

In the drawings, 2 represents the side airtubes.

3 is the base or foot of the lantern.

4 is the burner.

5 is the usual central air-tube at the top of the side tubes.

6 is a canopy or plate, which is mounted on the central air-tube and isvertically movable thereon.

7 is a perforated plate which serves the function of a globe-rest, andis connected by rods orwires 8 to the canopy 6, the connection of saidrods with the canopy being pivotal, so as to allow of a swinging motionof the vertical rods on the axis of said connection. The globe 9 fits onthe globe-rest, and at its upper end is held by an annular spring 10,which encircles the neck of the globe and is connected at the ends withthe rods 8.

Fig. 1 shows the lantern when the parts are in their normal positionwith the globe-rest seated on the burner. The construction I havedescribed enables the globe to be raised and swung laterally away fromthe burner between the side tubes. To do this, the globesupportingframe, including the canopy, the vertical rods, and the globe-rest, maybe lifted vertically, the sliding connection between the canopy and thecentral air-tubes permitting such lifting of the parts, and then whenthe globe-rest has cleared the burner the globerest and rods 8 may beswung laterally on the axis of the connection between the rods 8 and thecanopy, bringing these parts into the position shown in Fig. 2.

In order to guide the globe-rest and its supporting-frame in thevertical and 1311161311110- tions above described, I prefer to employalever connecting the globe-frame with the body or frame of the lantern.'A convenient form of such lever is shown in the drawings, in which 11represents the lever, which is made of crank form andis journaled at itsends, preferably, in the sidetubes, and is connected by a pivotal joint15 with a brace rod 14, which extends between the vertical rods 8, andforms part of the globe-frame. When this lever is used, if the globe andglobe-rest be pushed upwardly by the hand the lever will guide the sameand will cause them to move in the vertical and lateral directions aboveexplained, so as to bring the parts into the position shown in Fig. 2and to give free access to the burner. While it is possible thus tooperate the lantern-globe, I prefer to use a handle 12, which isattached to the end of the lever 11, on turning which handle the leveris moved axially, so as to .raise and swing the globe, as abovedescribed.

In the device herein shown and described the canopy slides 011 thecentral air-tube, and the globe-frame is pivoted to and swings laterally from the said canopy, and the lever is pivoted near the upper endof the globe-frame, leaving the lower portion of such frame to swingfree.

In the device shown and described in application Serial No. 268,280, thecanopy slides and rocks on the central air-tube and the lever,irrespective of construction, is pivoted to the lantern-frame to raisethe globe-frame and move it laterally.

In the device shown and described in application Serial No. 337,319, thecanopy slides on the central air-tube and the central air-tube ispivoted on the side air-tubes so as to rock on such tubes. The lever,which movably connects the globe to the lower part of the lantern, mayor may not have a handle, and when the handle is employed it interlockswith the side air-tubes to retain the globe-frame in position. r

The improvement covered by the present application consists, first, inthe peculiar arrangement of the canopy, which is vertically chanicwithin the scope of my invent-ion, as

movable on-the central air-tube and the pivotal connection of theremainder of the globeframe therewith; and, second, in the use of alever connecting the lantern-frame with the globe-frame above the baseof the latter.

The advantages of my improvement will be appreciated by those skilled inthe art.

It will be understood that the construction, form, and relativearrangement of the parts of the apparatus which I have shown anddescribed may be varied by the skilled Inestated in the followingclaims.

I claim 1. In a lantern, the combination of a vertically-movable canopyand a globe-supporting frame pivotally connected therewith,substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In a lantern,the combination of the airtube 5, a canopy movablevertically thereon, a globe-supporting frame pivotall y connected withthe plate or canopy, and a spring against which the top of the globe hasa bearing, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In a lantern, the combination, with the laterally-movable globe-frameand the lantern frame or body, of a lever pivotally conto the side tubesand pivotally connected with the globe-frame near the top thereof,substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. In a lantern, the combination of side tubes, a central tube, aglobe-frame having a canopy vertically movable on the central tube,

' and having aglobe-supporting plate, and wires forming a globe-guardand connection between the canopy and supporting-plate, and a leverjournaled to the lantern-frame and pivotally connected with one of thewires of the globe-guard above the globe-supporting plate, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day ofJanuary, A. D. 1889.

ARCl-IIBALD W. PAULL.

Witnesses:

W. B. OoRwm, J NO. K. SMITH.

